fightingiron wrote:Hi Ben, scout sections were still using these in early 76 with the 8th ID in Germany. They were replaced for a period of time with the M113...

I arrived in Germany December of 1975 and was stationed in Mainz with the 1st Brgde 8th ID. I remember seeing them roaring around post for at least the first 6 months I was there. Couldn't miss that rear hatch. Wish I had got a picture of them.

The early ones had the .50 mount on the early cupola, and had minor cosmetic differences,many were updated to M-114A1 spec. For such a small and simple machine, they required a lot of work to keep them in fighting shape. They do make a good "poormans tank" tho. Parts are scattered and hard to come by.